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Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), both the consumer reporting company and the
information provider (the person, company, or organization that provides information about you to
a consumer reporting company) are responsible for correcting inaccurate or incomplete
information in your report. To take advantage of all your rights under the FCRA, contact the
consumer reporting company and the information provider if you see inaccurate or incomplete
information.
1. Tell the consumer reporting company, in writing, what information you think is inaccurate.
Include copies (NOT originals) of documents that support your position. In addition to providing
your complete name and address, your letter should clearly identify each item in your report that
you dispute, state the facts and explain why you dispute the information, and request that the
information be deleted or corrected. You may want to enclose a copy of your report with the items
in question circled. Send your letter by certified mail, return receipt requested, so you can
document what the consumer reporting company received. Keep copies of your dispute letter and
enclosures.
Consumer reporting companies must investigate the items in question â&#x20AC;&#x201D; usually within 30 days
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; unless they consider your dispute frivolous. They also must forward all the relevant data you
provide about the inaccuracy to the organization that provided the information. After the
information provider receives notice of a dispute from the consumer reporting company, it must
investigate, review the relevant information, and report the results back to the consumer reporting
company. If the information provider finds the disputed information is inaccurate, it must notify all
three nationwide consumer reporting companies so they can correct the information in your file.
When the investigation is complete, the consumer reporting company must give you the written
results and a free copy of your report if the dispute results in a change. (This free report does not
count as your annual free report under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act.) If
an item is changed or deleted, the consumer reporting company cannot put the disputed
information back in your file unless the information provider verifies that the information is, indeed,
accurate and complete. The consumer reporting company also must send you written notice that
includes the name, address, and phone number of the information provider.
If you request, the consumer reporting company must send notices of any correction to anyone
who received your report in the past six months. A corrected copy of your report can be sent to
anyone who received a copy during the past two years for employment purposes.
If an investigation doesn't resolve your dispute with the consumer reporting company, you can ask
that a statement of the dispute be included in your file and in future reports. You also can ask the
consumer reporting company to provide your statement to anyone who received a copy of your
report in the recent past. Expect to pay a fee for this service.
2. Tell the creditor or other information provider, in writing, that you dispute an item. Be sure to

include copies (NOT originals) of documents that support your position. Many providers specify
an address for disputes. If the provider reports the item to a consumer reporting company, it must
include a notice of your dispute. And if you are correct - that is, if the information is found to be
inaccurate - the information provider may not report it again.
3. It is imperative that you keep an eagle eye on your credit reports so that you can dispute
erroneous transactions in a timely manner. You can easily request a free copy of your credit
report online to see if there are any bogus transactions, inaccuracies, or outright mistakes.
4. Your good credit and identity can be compromised without your knowledge, so it is in your best
interest to check your free credit report regularly. Don't lose your identity and good reputation
because of mistakes on your credit report or corrected errors that still show up during a credit
check. You need to look out for yourself and take action if want tourl.

Improve Your Credit Score By Correcting Your Credit Report

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), both the consumer reporting company and the information provider (the person, company, or organization that provides information about you to a consumer reporting company) are responsible for correcting inaccurate or incomplete information in your report. To take advantage of all your rights under the FCRA, contact the consumer reporting company and the information provider if you see inaccurate or incomplete information. 1. Tell the consumer reporting company, in writing, what information you think is inaccurate